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Norfolk spca

User Reviews (12)

1. Wonderful shelter!

by: firefytr360

I adopted my cat Max from the Norfolk SPCA 13 years ago. The shelter is clean and organized. Staff are friendly and helpful. This is a good shelter. They have low cost rabies clinics and a host of events.

Pros

Clean, nice set up for animals

Cons

None

2. Very knowledgable

by: shannalee80

Very thorough with the adoption process. I did not adopt from here, but I consider this shelter for my next cat or dog.

Pros

Very knowledgable

Cons

None really

3. Norfolk SPCA experience

by: justshawn7

I took my Pom BooBoo here to get neutered. All I had to do was pay $50 dollars drop him off and come back like 6 hours later. The norfolk spca did a fine job and haven't had any problems after the surgery.

Pros

Cheap Neuter program

Cons

none

4. A Good Experience

by: Kitsune

We visited the Norfolk SPCA out of curiosity and socialized with a dog they'd recently gotten in. It's a little inconvenient to have to fill out a whole application before you can see an animal, and it took about 10 minutes before we could find someone to assist us, but the staff were knowledgeable and helpful once we got their attention. The young lady who went into the dog run with us was great.\n\nTheir facilities are clean, and they have good-sized kennels for the larger dogs. Being a Portsmouth volunteer, I'm pretty jealous! Keep up the good work, Norfolk!

Pros

Clean; friendly staff

Cons

Not enough staff

5. Great Shelter

by: sml94

I love this shelter! Especially because they do not kill pets.

Pros

Great Shelter

Cons

None

6. Good experiences for the most part...

by: cstillwell

I have adopted two rabbits and a puppy from here in the past. For the most part both experiences were good ones. Had a bit of a problem during the rabbit adoption. I was awaiting a call to finalize approval of the adoption and they forgot to call me back. I contacted them after several days and things went okay after that.

Pros

Non-kill facility

Cons

unknown

7. They do a pretty good job

by: MonarchMark

They are great, the only problem I have had with them is that a couple of staff members were rude but they might have been having a bad day, so I forgive them for that b/c I'm 100% certain that every shelter has their share of this problem. \nThe biggest problem I see with the Norfolk facility is their location (personally, I don't know why) but we get at least 30 calls a day asking us where the Norfolk shelter is located. Maybe they need to put up some signs or something.

Pros

Pretty Much everything is great

Cons

location

8. They do a GREAT job!

by: mykell1065

Kim Sherlaw and her staff have become GREAT friends of PHS. They have helped un ensure that ALL of our animals are spayed or neutered. I just wish we didn't have to fight tunnel traffic to get to them!!

Pros

Very affordable

Cons

Tunnel Traffic! LOL

9. Helping TNR Programs

by: feral1

This is a wonderful shelter to work with. They offer great prices for spay/neuter and vaccination of feral cats and pets too. The staff is great to work with and is always helpful and caring. The animals are all well cared for. Stop by and visit, adopt a pet, or make a donation!

Pros

Very Helpful and Caring

Cons

None

10. I heart the SPCA

by: vbspcablog

I've seen the norfolk facility and the staff and volunteers are always ready to help people and to make them feel welcome. I think they are doing just fine and should keep up the good work.

Pros

It's a desperately needed service for the citizens of norfolk

Cons

location

11. Best SPCA EVER!!

by: toskid04

This SPCA is amazing!!! They took such good care of my babies while they were getting fixed and I will thank them forever for how well my babies were treated while they were there!

Pros

keep you updated on your pets

Cons

takes sooo long, but thats to be expected

12. Caring and Compassionate Organization

by: christyred

This is a fabulous place doing great things for the animal community in Hampton Roads. The staff is very caring. Great place!

Pros

staff is fantastic

Cons

none

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